How to protect your assets from natural disasters

THE ECONOMIC TIMES Tue, May 05, 2015 | 09:32 AM IST ET Wealth Newsletter Five reasons to invest in a child insurance plan As a parent, your primary duty is therefore to protect the future of your child, and a good way to start is to invest in a child insurance plan. Despite taxation, NPS is a much better option In five to seven years, it will become obvious that NPS returns are much higher than EPF and the service standard and convenience are much higher. How to protect your assets from natural disasters You can't stop natural calamities but you can minimise their impact on your finances by taking adequate insurance cover. Find out the best ways to protect your home and valuables. Four steps to a convenient and hassle-free PF transfer during job changes The most tedious paperwork involved after change of a job is that related to transfer of one's provident fund from the old employer to the new employer. Things to keep in mind before investing in ETFs AMCs that launch these ETFs are not appointing strong market makers who can provide enough liquidity to the counter and thereby, prevent market manipulation by punters. What investors should do post a stock market correction After a stellar 2014, the Indian market has been an underperformer so far this year. Here are strategies to deal with the ongoing correction. Quote of the week "Market to remain rangebound within a band of 10% either side" Anand Shah,BNP Paribas Asset management Family Finances How early start, high saving can help the Pandyas with planning While Nitin Pandya may have to scale down some goals, he will be able to achieve the primary ones by diversifying his portfolio and exposing himself to equity through mutual funds. Financial Planning Why it is important to choose the right vehicle for financial journey Just as on a road trip you need to know where you want to go and how, with your money too you need to be sure of your horizons and how you intend achieving them. Money-making venture How Ipay is converting local kirana shops into e-tail shopping stores Ipay, via its brand Dukan Line, taps consumers who are unaware of e-retail or uncomfortable buying online due to lack of trust, or for want of assistance. Entrepreneurs How the Rs 160 crore StarAgri is helping farmers manage their produce Our aim is to connect with 25 lakh farmers. We want to become every farmers' dream partner in their success Financial Calculators Plan your car Car cart! Use this calculator to find out if it is worthwhile to shift your home loan to another bank? Just enter the data and click next. It's that easy. Home Loan Refinance Should you refinance your home loan? Find out how much you will have on retirement with different combinations of savings, percentage returns, time to go and tax rate. More Calculators 10 tricks to spend less while shopping and beat that urge If you end up splurging at every trip to the mall, go through these research-backed strategies to curb your instincts How to make the most of your Leave Travel Allowance It's that time of year when most of you leave behind your worries and take off on a well-deserved break. Alongside, you should also carefully plan to make the most of your LTA. L&T Finance beats Street expectations, offers favourable risk-reward ratio to investors Return on equity reached 13.2% in the fourth quarter, the highest in the past eight quarters. More importantly, the company is looking to improve its ROE. Market to remain rangebound within a band of 10% either side: Anand Shah, BNP Paribas Asset management We believe this year will be one of consolidation. There will not be great upmoves or downmoves, apart from short corrections, says Anand Shah. Smart things to know when using credit card to withdraw cash Credit cards can be used to draw cash, but such withdrawals are treated as loans by the issuing bank. More Newsletters ET Mutual Fund A weekly round-up of the top news and views from the mutual fund industry. Markets Watch Round up of stock, currency, bond, money and real estate market ET Investment Opportunities Property, Stocks, IPOs, NFOs, Mutual Funds and latest investment options in your inbox. Daily Newsletter Special stories that round up the major developments of the day. Follow Us on ET: About us|Advertise with us|Terms of Use|Privacy Policy|Feedback|Sitemap|Code of Ethics © 2015 Times Internet Limited. To ensure delivery directly to your inbox, please add etnotifications@indiatimes.com to your address book today. If you are having trouble viewing this newsletter, please click here To unsubscribe or edit your subscriptions please click here